The Olympic Kingsway Sports Club, often referenced as Kingsway Olympic, is an association football (soccer) club from
Perth
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth is ...
, Western Australia. The club was founded in 1953 by Greek immigrants from
Macedonia. They moved to their current location at the Kingsway Sporting Complex in
Madeley in 1973.
They currently have 400 players in teams ranging from Under 6 to under 16, as well as senior Saturday and Sunday Teams. The club currently competes 2023 season in the
National Premier Leagues Western Australia
The National Premier Leagues Western Australia is a regional Australian semi-professional soccer league comprising teams from Western Australia. The league name is often abbreviated to NPL Western Australia or NPL WA. As a subdivision of the Na ...
.
History
The club was founded in 1953. It was promoted in 1959 to the top division of the State of Western Australia. For the 1978 season, the club was renamed Olympic Kingsway. The club won both the 1978 and 1980
Western Australian State League titles, which qualified them for the 1979 and 1981
NSL Cups. During this period, they also won the Top 4 Cup three times in succession (1978–1980).
They moved back to the
Amateur Premier Division for six seasons (2006–2011).
Since the 1990s, Olympic Kingsway has developed many future Australian professional football players, including
Nick Ward,
Stan Lazaridis
Stan Lazaridis (born 16 August 1972) is an Australian former footballer. He was predominantly a left winger though he had been known to perform at left back. He last played for his home-town club Perth Glory and made 58 official appearances for ...
,
Richard Garcia
Richard Garcia (born 4 September 1981) is an Australian association football manager and former player. He is currently an assistant coach for Australia's U23 team, having previously managed A-League Men's side Perth Glory.
As a player, Garc ...
and
Daniel De Silva
Daniel Peter De Silva (born 6 March 1997) is an Australian professional football player who plays as an attacking midfielder for Macarthur FC in the A-League.
Born in Perth, De Silva commenced his professional career for Perth Glory in the A ...
.
Honours
2020 : State League 1 Champions and Top 4 Cup Winners
2022 : State League 1 Champions (Promoted to the NPLWA Division)
2022 : Masters Over 45's North League 1 Champions (Promoted to the North Premier Division)
External links
Club Facebook Homepage
References
{{WASL Clubs
Soccer clubs in Perth, Western Australia